lapereau

\la.pʁo\

/\la.pʁo\/ noun

The verdict

“lapereau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune lapin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lapereau · lapereau · French

lapereau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for lapereau
PropertyValue
Headwordlapereau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.pʁo\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lapereau » en français

lapereaun'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lapereau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.pʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeune lapin.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lapereau, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lapereau, spelled L-A-P-E-R-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune lapin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lapereau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Continuez en revanche à les faire cohabiter en votre présence si le lapereau parvient à se contenir et que l’autre lapin le supporte parfaitement.
  2. es garçons enlevaient les assiettes à potage, des crépinettes de lapereaux aux truffes et des niokys au parmesan circulaient.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lapereau"?
"lapereau" is spelled L-A-P-E-R-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \la.pʁo\.
What does "lapereau" mean?
As a noun, "lapereau" means: Jeune lapin.
How do you pronounce "lapereau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lapereau" is \la.pʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lapereau" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list